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“Don Giovanni,” “Susannah,” “Hérodiade” on tap in Lyric Opera’s 2026-27 season
Lyric Opera announced its 2026-27 season Thursday, the first to show […]
Apr 09, 2026
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Järvi returns to CSO with a mixed Northern program
One hears a concerto for piano or violin nearly every week […]
Apr 03, 2026
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With compelling music and striking visuals, Lyric’s “Frida y Diego” makes for great theater–if not great opera
Was any artistic couple better suited to dramatic treatment than Diego […]
Mar 23, 2026
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Bach in the City resurrects a lost work with the “St. Mark Passion”
Few composers left a richer or more varied musical legacy than […]
Mar 21, 2026
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April 19
UChicago PresentsCSO Chamber MusicJoyce: Light and Dark Gosfield: Daughters of the Industrial […]
Mar 17, 2026
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Directorial conceits undermine singers and Puccini in Lyric’s muddled VR “Butterfly”
Povero Butterfly. Povero Puccini. Trying to get a firm handle on […]
Mar 16, 2026
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Newberry Consort engagingly explores music & machines of the Renaissance
Concert programming is a subtle and often elusive art and no […]
Mar 14, 2026
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Hrůša returns and Andsnes shows Beethoven mastery with CSO
It was one year ago this month that Jakub Hrůša led […]
Mar 13, 2026
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A “Rite” to remember with Mäkelä, Chicago Symphony
Is anyone hurt? Such were one’s thoughts following the violent intensity […]
Mar 06, 2026
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Mäkelä to lead Sibelius, Beethoven Ninth in CSO’s 2026-27 season
In the final between-two-worlds season before officially becoming music director of […]
Mar 05, 2026
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